John Of The Cross

John Of The Cross

male, deceased (1591)
dark night of the soul, Renewers of the church, God, Mystic, Saint, writer…CounterReformation, Catholic Reformation
Saint John of the Cross (June 24, 1542 - December 14, 1591) was a major figure in the Catholic Reformation, a Spanish mystic and Carmelite friar...
Phillip II of Spain

Phillip II of Spain

male, deceased (1598)
king of Naples and Sicily, King consort, Duke of Luxembourg, Seventeen Provinces, Roman Catholic, Duke of Lothier…CounterReformation
Philip II (Spanish: "Felipe II de Habsburgo"; Portuguese: "Filipe I") (May 21, 1527 - September 13 1598) was the first official King of Spain from...
Regina Protmann

Regina Protmann

female, deceased (1613)
Jesuit, roman catholic church, patrician, CounterReformation, protestant reformation, Council of Trent
Regina Prot(h)mann (also Brotmann; 1552 - 18 January 1613) was a pioneer in the establishment of community hospitals as well as starting schools...
Charles Borromeo

Charles Borromeo

male, deceased (1584)
Roman Catholic bishop, House of Borromeo, Cardinal-nephew, from the Province of Novara, archbishop of Milan, City of São Carlos…CounterReformation
Saint Charles Borromeo (October 2, 1538 – November 3, 1584) was an Italian saint and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Nicolaus Olahus

Nicolaus Olahus

male, deceased (1568)
Medieval and Early Modern Romanian writer, Renaissance writer, Prince primate, Archbishop of Gran, Archdiocese of Esztergom, Esztergom…CounterReformation
Nicolaus Olahus was the Archbishop of Gran (Esztergom), Primate of Hungary, and a distinguished Roman Catholic prelate.
Francis Borgia

Francis Borgia

male, deceased (1572)
gandia, Saint, Valencian, Superior General of the Society of Jesus, CounterReformation, Roman Catholic priest
St. Francis Borgia "(Spanish": San Francisco de Borja, October 28 1510, Gandia (Spain) - September 30 1572, Rome) was a Spanish Jesuit and 3d...
Francis de Sales

Francis de Sales

male, deceased (1622)
Roman Catholic bishop, Roman Catholic, CounterReformation, Founder of Roman Catholic religious communities, bishop, Lycée Louis-le-Grand alumni
Saint Francis de Sales (in French, St François de Sales was bishop of Geneva and Roman Catholic saint. He worked to convert Protestants back to C...
Pope Pius Pius V

Pope Pius Pius V

male, deceased (1572)
from the Province of Alessandria, inquisition, Saint, Italian, bishop, genoa…CounterReformation
Pope St. Pius V (January 17, 1504 - May 1 1572), born Antonio Ghislieri, from 1518 called Michele Ghislieri, was Pope from 1566 to 1572 and is a...
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

male, deceased (1594)
from the Province of Rome, Renaissance, church music, sixteenth-century, musical composition, Roman School…CounterReformation
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (between 3 February 1525 and 2 February 1526 - 2 February, 1594) was an Italian composer of the Renaissance. He...
Antoine of Lorraine Antoine Duke of Lorraine

Antoine of Lorraine Antoine Duke of Lorraine

male, deceased (1544)
Prince of Orange, House of Lorraine, Charles of Egmond, antoine, The good, Duke of Lorraine…CounterReformation
Antoine, known as "the Good", was Duke of Lorraine from 1508-1544. On June 26, 1515, he married Renée of Bourbon-Montpensier, sister of Duke C...